ADOS-2 Introductory Workshop

Times and dates:

Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th April, Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th May

9am – 1pm each day

Run online via Zoom through interactive sessions. We will require a physical address to send you course materials. Zoom link and details will be sent closer to the time of the workshop.

Your ADOS trainer

Deborah Sweeney, registered psychologist, has been using the ADOS and ADI-R in complex, multi-disciplinary assessments for over 16 years and regularly trains health professionals throughout Australasia.

What is the ADOS-2?

The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2; Lord, Luyster, Gotham, & Guthrie, 2012; Lord, Rutter et al., 2012) is a semi-structured, standardized measure of communication, social interaction, play and both restricted and repetitive behaviours. The ADOS-2 is often considered the gold standard observational component with individuals referred for diagnostic assessment. The ADOS-2 can be used across the lifespan and provides an opportunity for structured observation of current experience. As with any assessment tool, it should be considered as part of a comprehensive clinical assessment of autism.

This workshop introduces the ADOS-2 as a developmental assessment tool and is a first step in the process for establishing reliability. It uses a mixture of group lecture, demonstration, scoring and video demonstration of the ADOS-2 and includes Modules 1-4 (Training does not include the Toddler Module).less